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An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925

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1ers and Their Imitators (London 1875 and 1887) and The Violin and Its Music (London 1881).
2HART, GEORGE II, London, b. London, Warwick, 1860. Son of George I. After finishing his education as a violin maker in Paris, he entered his father's business, and the firm name became Hart and Son, a highly respected house still in existence. His specialty is making exact reproductions of fine Italian instruments. A reproduction of the Hart & Son label will be found on Plate 20.
3HART, JOHN THOMAS, London, b. 1805, d. 1874. In 1820 he associated himself with Samuel Gilkes as an apprentice, and soon developed into a first class master. He did not build many violins himself, but those he made are considered first class Amati copies. He was a great judge of Italian violins and an excellent repairer.
4HARTUNG (HARTON), MICHAEL, Padua, 1602 to 1624.
5HASSERT (HASERT), J. C., Eisenach, 1728.
6HASSERT (HASERT), JOHANN CHRISTIAN, Rudolstadt, b. 1759, d. 1823.
7HEESOM, EDWARD, London, 1748 to 1750.
8HEL, PIERRE JOSEPH, Lille, b. Mazirot, 1842, d. Lille, 1902.
9HELLMER, KARL JOSEPH, Prague, b. 1739, d. 1811. Successor to his father Johann Georg Hellmer and pupil of Joh. Eberle. After finishing his apprenticeship in Germany, he returned to Prague in 1763. His violins resemble those of his father, except that they are flatter in places and have a brown varnish. He was not only an accomplished musician, but also a publisher of musical literature. One of his violins (1796) is in the Museum at Salzburg and two more (1771 and 1791) are in the Monastery of St. Margaret in Prague.
10HEMSCH, JEAN-HENRY, Paris, 1747 to 1763.
11HENOCQ (HENOC), JEAN, Paris, 1763 to 1789.
12HENRY, CHARLES, Paris, b. 1803, d. Paris, 1859.
13HENRY, EUGENE, Paris, b. 1843, d. 1892.
14HENRY, JEAN BAPTISTE, Paris, b. 1757, d. Paris, 1831.
15HENRY, JEAN BAPTISTE FELIX, Paris, b. 1793, d. 1858.
16HENRY, OCTAVE, Grenoble, b. Marseille, 1826.
17HETEL, G., Rome, 1763.
18HILL, JOSEPH I, London, 1660.
19HILL, JOSEPH II, London, b. 1715, d. 1784. First a pupil of Banks and then of Wamsley. His workmanship is good and clean-cut. All his four sons were educated as violin makers, and became his apprentices. One of his violins of the year 1770 is owned by J. T. Chapman. A label used by Jos. Hill is reproduced on Plate 20.
20HILL, LOCKEY, London, b. 1756, d. 1810.
21HILL, WILLIAM, London, b. 1745, d. 1790.
22HILL, WILLIAM EBSWORTH, London, b. 1817, d. 1895.
23HILL AND SONS, London, 140 New Bond St. W. One of the largest and highest class violin-making institutions in the world. The present members of the firm are William Hill, Arthur Fred Hill, William Henry Hill and Walter E. Hill. They employ a large number of artisans at their shops in Hanwell, near London. The label used by Hill and Sons is reproduced on Plate 20, and one of their instruments on Plate 21.
24HILLDEBRAND (HILDEBRANDT), MICHEL CHRISTOPHER, Hamburg, 1768, still living in 1807.
25HILTZ, PAUL, Nurnberg, 1656.
26HOFMANN, JOHANN CHRISTIAN, Leipzig, b. 1683, d. 1750.
27HOFMANN, MARTIN, Leipzig, b. 1653, d. 1719.
28HOFMANS, MATTHYS, Antwerp, 1689 to 1740.
29HOLLOWAY, JOHN, London, 1794.
30HORIL, JAKOB, Vienna, Rome, 1720 to 1759.
31HORNSTEINER, ——, Mittenwald. A family of skillful violin makers, who have not only produced instruments of merit, but have also earned recognition as dealers and publishers. The Hornsteiners were the first to associate themselves with the Klotz family. A reproduction of the label used by one of the family, Jos. Hornsteiner, is reproduced on Plate 17.
32HORNSTEINER, FRANZ, 1782 to 1820. Franz Hornsteiner imitated the Klotz model closely, and used a yellow or a golden brown varnish. The tone is of an even mellow character, and the instruments resemble those of Andreas Jais, another well-known Mittenwald maker.
33HORNSTEINER, JOSEPH IV, b. Mittenwald, 1853.
34HORNSTEINER, MATHIAS II, 1760 until after 1803.
35HOSBORN, THOMAS ALFRED, London, 1629.
36HULINZKY, THOMAS ANDREAS, Prague, b. 1731, d. 1788.

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